Ning is a social networking application and home to thousands of communities commonly called “nings.” You can find networks of people with whom you share interests.
Ning communities can be
public (anyone can view and join)
moderated (anyone can view, membership must be approved)
private (only members can view and contribute content).
Nings have a rich variety of features that can be turned on or left off, depending how the ning community creator sets up the ning.
Common spaces include
chat
discussion forums
event calendars
videos and photos
calendar of events
.
Each member may have
a profile
wall
blog
Each ning also has its own internal messaging system, as well as a notification system to your preferred email.
Ning is a social networking application and home to thousands of communities commonly called “nings.” You can find networks of people with whom you share interests.
Ning communities can be
Nings have a rich variety of features that can be turned on or left off, depending how the ning community creator sets up the ning.
Common spaces include
- chat
- discussion forums
- event calendars
- videos and photos
- calendar of events
.Each member may have
Each ning also has its own internal messaging system, as well as a notification system to your preferred email.
Examples
Así se hace - http://asisehace.ning.com
Dutch-US High School Partnership - http://highschoolpartnerprogram.ning.com/
Franco-American Educational Exchange Network - http://francoamericanedex.ning.com/
French Book Club - http://frenchbookclub.ning.com/
SpanishDict - http://spanishdict.ning.com/ - check the videos
Chinese Language Teachers Association of Washington - http://clta-wa.ning.com
Michigan World Language Association Connect - http://miwlaconnect.nings.com
American Association of Teachers of French (Kentucky Chapter) - http://aatfky.ning.com/
Kentucky World Language Teacher Network - http://kwla-network.ning.com/
Classroom 2.0 - http://www.classroom20.com/
Global Education Collaborative - http://globaleducation.ning.com
SmartBoard Revolution - http://smartboardrevolution.ning.com
World Languages Teachers 2.0: http://worldlanguagesteachers.ning.com/
TIE/ISTE Leadership Bootcamp
Digiteen - http://digiteen.ning.com
Flat Classroom Project - http://www.flatclassroomproject.org/
Create your own Ning
Ning will allow educators teaching in grades 7-12 to remove the ads from their networks.
Visit Jennifer Dorman’s wiki http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/ningnetworks for detailed videos and advice on setting up a Ning community
Jennifer Dorman also shows in this set of instructions how she is linking her Ning and her wiki for her students. http://onlineconnections.wikispaces.com/file/view/Ning+Tutorial.pdf